Weekend Shine 1.14.13

This weekend my lovely family came to visit from the Valley. I always love when they visit, it just makes me so happy to take them around San Antonio with me. We visited the Farmer's Market in the Pearl on Saturday and had some coffee. I wanted to buy some eggs but a lot of the signs said they wouldn't have any eggs till Spring, so I was a little disappointed. However, I did find this cute, new boutique that had just opened up in The Pearl about a month ago I believe called The Finch. It had a lot of home items like candles, creams, blankets, book, etc. It was a little pricey but it had unique items that you probably wouldn't find in a department store or something. If you are in the San Antonio area you should definitely go by and shop inside.

The rest of the weekend was spent shopping and eating, lots and lots of eating lol. I always have so much joy when my family.

If your looking for an everyday lip, try this color I got from Tom Ford this weekend. I have been wearing it nonstop! (picture above of Indian Rose)

Looking for some inspiration? Check out this site! 

School has started for all us college "kids", what are you doing bring you into the routine again? You can start with this, it definitely helps me every morning.

Some bling always brightens up my day.

Friday Night Pins

 So cozy...will probably dress like this all weekend!^^^^

Its Friday! Yah! The weekend is here again. This weekend looks like its going to be a cold one, well Texas cold. I know on the East Cost it is snowing...lucky! I've actually never seen snow, unless you count an 2 inches of snow that melted by the afternoon. It was a Christmas miracle.
For the weekend I plan to be outdoors and since it is going to be cold I decided to look at some winter fashion pins. What are you going to be doing this weekend?

Weekend Shine

The weekend is over once again. Boo! This weekend my boyfriend and I made a spontaneous trip home to the Valley to watch the Canelo vs. Mayweather fight. Unfortunately Canelo lost, ugh  I don;t want to talk about it. However, before that we made a quick trip to the farmers market in the AM. I had missed going to the farmers market, I wanted to make it a routine back when I first started going but my boyfriend doesn't really like going with me. This week I am actually going to be focusing on projects and gathering my portfolio together for Student Symposium in October. Look forward to some portfolio posts everyone.

Since I didn't do a Weekend Shine last weekend I am compiling this week and last weeks together. Have a great week everyone!

My finds from this the J.Crew sale last week. I believe I got too many sweaters and its not even cold here yet. My excuse was that it is cold in my classes.

I finally got around to upgrading my bar cart. Goes to show what spray paint and storage can do!

Speaking of storage, I stocked up on some baskets last week so I can store my shoes and linens around the apt. It was getting a little messy and out of control. All of these baskets were from Ross and they were a great price!

Found this awesome ring on Etsy for my bestie and myself. Her's has her initial like this one. 

The Phillip Lim X Target collaboration finally came out this past Sunday. I made it a mission for myself to go out on "opening day" to get this bag! There was only one left when I got there. 

Weekend Shine

                              Photo from Jcrew Insta account

Hola amigos! Come estan esta mañana? This Labor Day weekend was a very restful weekend for me, thank goodness. I had a rough first two weeks of school and I can already tell I will be having a stressful, heavy workload this semester. Eighteen hours of design classes is no joke people. So, this weekend I slept in everyday and enjoyed a relaxing weekend with my family and friends back home in the Valley. We went Paloma hunting (dove hunting) which is a tradition in my family since I was a young toddler. However, I am sad to say we did not do very well this year. It is mainly because of the drought in South Texas that the birds just went elsewhere to feed. Oh well there is always deer season to look forward to. I'm just glad this is going to be a short weekend. How was your Labor day mini vaca? 

I also was being productive this weekend by starting my senior portfolio for interior design! Very exciting:) I posted a preview on my Instagram ( jocelyn_u09 ) but will be making a posting it here next week. Have a productive week! 

A look back at Summer

Happy Saturday! I absolutely love Saturdays in San Antonio. It seems like there is always something to do. Whether it be the going to the farmers market or relaxing at the local coffee shop (which is where I am currently blogging from) there is always someway to have a good time.
This is my last weekend before school begins again for the fall semester and it seems like I want to pack a bunch of activities into one last weekend before I have to go back to study mode. 

I have to say this has definitely been a great summer. Looking back I experienced many firsts and grew as a person in my personal and career life. I say career life because I have actually gone out and  networked and attended more interior design events this summer than I have during the school year. I never realized how important networking, volunteering, and simply getting your face out there is in the design community. It definitely can help you in the long run. More students really should take advantage of what the professionals have to offer them. 

Okay, so other than working I also had fun and went out of Texas for the first time to go to Disney World, took my border collie Molly to the river for the first time, and this weekend I will be taking a wine tour for the first time in Fredericksburg, Texas. 

I have definitely transformed in these last three months for the better and I hope I have many adventures and experiences in this last year in design school. 

In terms of the blog I will definitely be expanding my posts into different territories such as DIYs, how to interior spaces, and some more consistent postings with my Weekend Shine. 

I hope that all you going back to school are prepared and ready for a new school year! Here are some photos from some of my more resent outings. 

Metrocon 2013 in Dallas, TX 

My favorite chair the Barcelona.

CEO of ASID, Randy Fisher, giving a presentation at Design Within Reach. 

Weekend Travels: Dallas 7.19.13

Happy Tuesday! Two weeks ago I headed to Dallas, TX for an ASID Officer Leadership Training for the weekend. For those of you who do not know what ASID is, it stands for American Society of Interior Designers. Now, I know many people think interior design is just decorating, color coordinating, and just having fluff everywhere but being an interior designer is much more than that. Interior design is helping others, empowering others, creating a space for people to live and function in. To give people a way to escape into a beach getaway when really they are stuck in the city. Interior designers have this power and I am reminded about this every time I reunite with all my ASID friends and colleagues. I can't wait to see them again at Metrocon this August in Dallas! If you are in ASID or are headed to Metrocon in a few weeks I hope to see you there!

I always go to In-N-Out when I go to Dallas just because we do not have one in San Antonio. So sad. 

Finally got the Jcrew bow flats! Even though they are from last summer I still am excited to have them in my possession finally:)

The lighting behind this mirror is fabulous and give the vanity a glowing effect at ASID Dallas headquarters.

Great group of  ladies that I met at this leadership training. Can't wait to meet up with them again!